Wednesday, May 6, 2009

FO: Propeller Hat

I made a Who Hat (it was named by trek) for R..., but when I gave it to her, her son Island Boy tried to put it on, and I realized I had brought no gift for him! I went home determined to rectify the situation.

A while back I made a sweater for him (this was before he arrived) and I thought a matching hat would be just the thing. I even had the yarn leftover, so it would be a perfect match. It took me a while to finish it, but I did finally do the propellers (fiddly, but really short work) and mail it off. The parents took photos and emailed them back!

Pattern: Autogyro. Be sure to get the errata on the Ravelry page:ErratumRounds 15 and 16 of the propeller section should read:Round 15: K1, k2tog, k2, ssk, k1 twice. 12 sts.Round 16: K1, k2tog, ssk, k1 twice. 8 sts.Needles: Size 4 and 6, 16" circular (Susan Bates, I think) and dpns, I think Clover/TakumiYarn: Cascade 220 Superwash. Yep, it's washable!Mods: I didn't do the turned hem with elastic - I did a picot cast-on for stretch and 1x1 ribbing instead. Then I replicated my stripe sequence from the sweater, in reverse. I tried out slipping stitches to avoid jogs as described by TechKnitter here. They look okay in the photo, but at the time I still wasn't too satisfied.

And here is the little scholar wearing the ensemble, studying to be a Cal Bear like his dad: